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Education, advocacy and service with immigrants part of sister’s border experience
...team of staff and volunteers work so well together serving up delicious meals two to three times a day. They make all of this food, plus tortillas, for 300-500 women, men and children every day of the year. I have witnessed the “multiplication of the loaves and fishes” with migrants over and over again since in the short time that I have been here at the border. I thank God for this incredible ministry and this opportunity to be a...
Days of Prayerful Service (a parent’s prayer)
Dear God, The sun rises. My busy day begins. You’ve placed these tasks before me And shown me ways to serve. Let this be a Martha / Mary day, A day of work and prayer combined. The phone rings. The baby cries. The school child asks for answers. The mail arrives. The bills appear. The laundry piles. The cooking waits. House-cleaning is on hold. The sun sets. My busy day is done. Calls answered, baby fed, homework checked, Bills paid,...
Veterans Day: Honoring Sisters who served
Today, Thursday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a federal holiday for honoring military veterans. Today, as a nation, we recognize the service of all American veterans. The day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. Did you know that four Sisters of Providence served in the military? One of those sisters served our country during World War I. Two more served during World War II and another served during the Vietnam War. Before joining the...
How to celebrate Holy Saturday
...so many multitudes today who are reduced to silence, whose voices go unheard, I attempt to experience in solidarity with them the seeming meaninglessness, the hell, into which Jesus the Christ descended before his Resurrection. Possibly we can accept the invitation to enter into that quiet emptiness for at least a brief time today. Perhaps we can know by experience that Resurrection is coming after the apparent emptiness of Holy Saturday. The nine Scripture Passages read at the Easter...
What do sisters do all day?
...recent request from Hannah, an eighth-grader who had similar questions followed by, “And can you hurry? My PowerPoint presentation is due on Wednesday.” Sister Nancy received this request on Monday. Sister Nancy answered: Dear Hannah, As you probably know, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of the Woods were founded in 1840. Mother Theodore Guerin came from France to found schools for young women. Mother Theodore was declared a saint in 2006. We currently sponsor Saint Mary of the Woods...
Sister Dina Bato
...music, depending on my mood. Animal: Dog (domestic), and tiger (exotic). Pizza topping: Veggies. Quote: There are several, but my more recent favorite is: “Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behavior does.” Holiday: Thanksgiving. Dessert: Brownies. Time of Day: Evening. Season: Fall. Hero/Heroine: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Helen Keller. Course in school: English. Saint: St. Luke. Sinner: Dorothy Day. Least favorite food: Okra. Least favorite course in school: Taxation. Worst movie I’ve ever seen:...
Sister Grace Stewart
...straight ahead. It was as if she was centering herself for the Eucharistic Liturgy that day, the highlight of her day. Prayer is that important for Sister Grace. “That’s what keeps me going! I begin the day with the sign of the cross. I tell myself that I am immersing myself in the trinity. Then, I offer my work, my prayer, joys and suffering in union with the holy sacrifices. When you talk about prayer, people ask me to pray...
Reflections for one of our Asian Sisters perpetual vows
...deep through your vow of obedience. We pray with you today that these vows – chastity, poverty and obedience – will continue to shape your life. We pray that you will always feel your bond to the Providence Community and the love your sisters and associates have for you despite the many miles that separate us. Let me close with some powerful advice from Mother Marie Gratia Luking, who 103 years ago this very day, established the SP mission in...
The Season of Creation 2022
...Platform commitment to climate justice. Season of Creation History In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitros I proclaimed Sept. 1 as the Orthodox Day of Prayer for Creation. Subsequently, the World Council of Churches (WCC) extended the celebration until Oct. 4, the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. In turn, in 2015, Pope Francis made the Season of Creation official for the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis expressed in 2015: “The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation...
Reflecting on Valentine’s Day
If you Google “Valentine’s Day,” you will get the usual plethora of responses – from its origins in ancient Rome in the third century A.D., to its present day commercialization. Definitions abound. One entry I liked was simple and direct: “St. Valentine’s Day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration.” That definition reminded me of one of the Super Bowl commercials (one of the few I really understood, I might add, at least prior to half-time)....
Counsel and guidance to middle schoolers
Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler with a student at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Lorrie works as a school counselor. Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler has worked 16 years as a school counselor at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana. She wouldn’t describe her work as mercy. But as I listen to her stories of sixth–eighth grade students and situations she encounters each day, that is how I describe it. “I had a student just yesterday...
Throwback Thursday: Looking back on a Beatification
...John Paul II granted the title of “Blessed,” to Mother Theodore. Mother Theodore Guerin was declared a saint in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. Sister Catherine was a Sister of Providence for 76 years. She taught for nearly 30 years before becoming a spiritual advisor. She was also a well-known baker. Sister Thomasine was a Sister of Providence for 68 years. She ministered as a teacher and also volunteered in the Providence Co-op. #throwbackthursday #tbt...